Action Bronson is the stage name of Ariyan Arslani, a rapper from Flushing, New York, in Queens, New York City. He is also a writer, chef and television presenter. His genres are hip hop and East Coast hip hop.

Career

Bronson signs with Warner Bros. Records in August 2012 and is later moved to Vice Records, the label distributed by Atlantic Records. He releases a number of mixtapes and other recordings in the early 2010s, including Rare Chandeliers with The Alchemist, Blue Chips 2 with Party Supplies, and the EP Saaab Stories with Harry Fraud. His major label album debut is Mr. Wonderful.

Television and writing

He hosts the talk and variety series The Untitled Action Bronson Show and the travel programme Fuck, That's Delicious on Viceland. Meyhem Lauren, The Alchemist and formerly Big Body Bes appear regularly on both series. Guests on the shows include Mario Batali, Andrew Zimmern, Daniel Boulud, Rick Bayless and Grant Achatz. In September 2017, he publishes a cookbook based on Fuck, That's Delicious.

Style and influences

Bronson often raps about food, and his lyrics also feature frequent references to athletes, sports teams and a wide range of other subjects, including professional wrestlers, bodybuilders, figure skating and sports betting. Early in his career, he gains attention for sounding similar in style to Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan, and he collaborates with Ghostface Killah and Termanology on “Meteor Hammer” from the compilation Legendary Weapons. He names Kool G Rap, Nas, Cam'ron, Mobb Deep, UGK and the Wu-Tang Clan among his main influences, along with Michael Jackson, Carlos Santana, Queen and Albanian wedding singers.

Personal life

He has two children with a former girlfriend, and his current girlfriend gives birth to a son in November 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, he documents a weight-loss journey using diet changes and high-intensity interval training.